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Reading a Recipe – Creamed Carrots
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1. How many carrots will you need to make the recipe? ________
2. What does “julienned” mean?
3. Does this recipe call for more salt or nutmeg?
4. What can be used in place of one cinnamon stick?
5. How much whipping cream does the recipe call for?
6. What are the first three ingredients that should go into the saucepan?
A. carrots, lemon juice, and cinnamon
B. water, lemon juice, and salt
C. carrots, water, and nutmeg
D. carrots, water, and cinnamon stick
7. What should you do right after adding the cinnamon stick to the saucepan?
A. add lemon juice and cream
B. bring the ingredients to a boil
C. julienne the carrots
D. reduce the heat to medium-high
8. How long do you cook the carrots on medium-high heat after bringing them to a boil
for the first time?
A. 6-8 minutes
B. 4-5 minutes
C. 1 minute
D. until the cream is thickened
9. What should you do if the carrots are still hard after boiling them for 8 minutes?
10. What should you do before adding the butter and salt?
A. add lemon juice and cream
B. adjust seasoning
C. add nutmeg and pepper
D. drain the water from the carrots
11. You've just added the lemon juice and cream. What should you do next?
A. adjust the seasoning
B. boil again for one minute
C. add the cinnamon stick
D. sprinkle with chives
12. Why might you have to adjust the seasoning?
13. In what type of container should you serve the creamed carrots?
14. What is the last step of the recipe?
A. Put the creamed carrots into a bowl.
B. Adjust seasoning.
C. Sprinkle with chives and serve.
D. Makes 6 servings.
15. How many cinnamon sticks would you need to make enough creamed carrots for 12
people?
16. If your creamed carrots turned out very thin and watery, what might you have done
wrong?
17. What is so special about this recipe for creamed carrots?
18. Based on this recipe, would you like to try creamed carrots? Why or why not?